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Adia takes $21m anchor stake in National Stock Exchange of India IPO
Sovereign fund allocated shares at top of INR1,785 price band in $2.3bn flotation opening Thursday.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority purchased shares worth INR2 billion ($21 million) in the initial public offering of National Stock Exchange of India, the exchange operator disclosed. The allocation represents nearly 3 percent of the anchor book in the $2.3 billion flotation. Shares were allotted at INR1,785 each, the top end of the price band. The National Stock Exchange of India is the Mumbai-based stock market operator.
Anchor book allocation and pricing structure#
National Stock Exchange of India allocated shares worth INR67.46 billion to anchor investors ahead of the public subscription period. State-backed Life Insurance Corporation of India holds the largest anchor position at almost 6 percent of the anchor book. The public issue opens for subscription on 12 September and closes on 16 September. The INR1,785 per share price sits at the upper limit of the range the exchange operator set for the transaction.
Recent Adia allocations in Indian markets#
Adia invested in the government-backed National Investment and Infrastructure Fund in September 2026, a vehicle targeting large-scale infrastructure developments. In August 2026 the sovereign fund took an anchor position in the $970 million IPO of Manipal Health Enterprises, an Indian healthcare provider. The Manipal Health transaction preceded the National Stock Exchange allocation by one month.
Prior Indian IPO participation record#
The wealth fund served as anchor investor in the flotations of Indian stockbroker Groww and Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions, a renewable energy company. Both transactions preceded the National Stock Exchange allocation. The National Stock Exchange IPO marks the fourth Indian flotation in which Adia has taken an anchor position. The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund investment this month represents a separate direct investment outside the IPO anchor structure.
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- agbi.comagbi.comAdia purchased INR2 billion of NSE shares at INR1,785, representing 3 percent of anchor book in $2.3 billion IPO; anchor book totalled INR67.46 billion; LIC holds 6 percent; public subscription opens 12 September and closes 16 September; prior investments in NIIF, Manipal Health, Groww and Clean Max
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